The Rustless Wonder: A Study Of The Iron Pillar In Delhi

Inaugural Volume of Vigyan Prasar's Series on "India's Science & Technology Heritage" Released. It is a monograph on the world famous Iron Pillar in Delhi.

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New Delhi-January 31, 1997 Dr Karan Singh, Former Union Minister, releasedthe first volume tiltled "The Rustless Wonder:A Study of the Iron Pillar in Delhi" at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

The book is authored by Prof. T.R. Anantharaman,the internationally acclaimed and awarded metallurgist who was formerly Head of the Departmentof Metallurgical Engineering; Director, Instituteof Technology, and Rector, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi, India.

This first monograph of the series is on the famousIron Pillar located at Mehrauli village on theoutskirts of Delhi, which has been an object ofperennial interest and curiosity for lay persons as well asas well as scientists. It remained an enigma for centuriesmainly on two counts. First relates to the technologyby which a metallic object of such a large and mass could be fashioned so many centuries ago, and the second had to do with its phenomenal corrosion resistance despite exposureto sun, rain and wind for so long.

This study can undoubtedly be termed as ththe most comprehensive thus far on the famous pillar.

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